Following the Civil War, Congress passed and the states ratified the _________ Amendment, which overturned the Dred Scott case by making "all persons born in the United States citizens of the United States." The amendment further prevented states from denying any person due process of law or the equal protection of the laws and from abridging the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.

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The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves, and guaranteed all citizens "equal protection of the laws." It effectively overturned the Dred Scott decision, which had declared that African Americans could not be citizens.

Following the Civil War, Congress Passed and the States Ratified